Adults and Self-Care (Sent to me by Marcie Weisberg)

BALLET
Giannella Garrett, 71, New York
I take two pointe classes a week. It’s one of the hardest things I have ever done. With advancing age, I see the end of the line — maybe not life, but physical abilities.
I started ballet as an adult. I didn’t begin as a child; my mother had me take piano lessons. I never get tired of it. A day without ballet is not the happiest day for me. I see four different teachers over the course of the week. What brings me joy first thing in the morning is seeing whose class I am taking.
I once had a boyfriend who asked, “When are you going to finish ballet, when do you graduate?” and I said, “Never.”
There’s always a challenge ahead. You conquer one and there’s 100 more to complete.
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